Raul Mercer, MD, MsC, an international maternal and child rights advocate, will speak at the Jacksonville Children’s Commission on Friday, February 3 about a new World Health Organization initiative around severe maternal morbidity.

Join the Healthy Start Coalition for a conversation with Dr. Mercer about pregnancy-associated morbidities and mortality and strategies for promoting women’s health and children’s health as a human rights issue.

The event will be at 1095 A. Philip Randolph Blvd. at 9am. For more information on the WHO initiative, visit here.